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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

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Backward Wheat. Cowra and Coolabah Experiments

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 4

Speaking broadly, the wheat crops through out the Stare are in a very backward condition, and the reason for this—[?] speaking very generally—is that the rains this…

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The Dairy. the Fat in Cream

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 7

The fat in cream is present in the form of globules. In cream the fats are concentrated, inasmuch as they are much more numerous in the same volume…

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Conserving Farmyard Manure

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 7

In the proper conservation of farmyard manure the objects to be aimed at are to prevent the loss of compounds containing nitrogen, potash and…

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Farm Amd Field. Difference in Plant [?]aod

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 7

In a bulletin published by the Ontario Department of Agrlculture, there are some Interesting remarks on the above subject. Plants, like animals, differ…

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Water Supply on the Farm

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 3

A farmer in Ohio writes thus of his troubles with water on his holding. He had a well in a field 200 yards from which he had to pump water for the…

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The Dairy. Diarrhoea in Calves. Disastrous But Preventible

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 3

Diarrhoea is a disease well-known in all countries where dairying is carried on. Investigations have been wide, extended, and searching…

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Farm Leakages

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 3

Under the heading of "Some Farm Leakages" the "Michigan Farmer" supplies a lengthy list of minor wastes which eat into the profits of the…

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Farm and Field. Nitrate of Soda Deposits

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 3

The only source from which natural nitrate of soda is at present obtained is from the deposits in the northern part of the Republic of Chili, in the…

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Prize Winning Sheep

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 9 October 1907 · page 3

A few issues back we referred to Wyalong district wheat winning the prize agaisnt all comers at Sydney R. A Show. Now we have a few words…

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Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 October 1907 · page 2

Hill, Clark, and Co. report.--We brought forward 1470 bales and as proof of the marvellous condition of the market we are able to report at…

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Market Reports. Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 October 1907 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report.--The wholesale room in the Royal Exchange was crowded from floor to gallery with buyers, brokers,…

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Market Reports. Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 October 1907 · page 9

Hill, Clark, and Co., Ltd, report:-- We opened the series of the sales with a catalogue of 1470 bales. The attendance was a record for any…

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Market Reports Sydney Wool Market

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 October 1907 · page 5

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Wool, Grain and Produce Brokers,Sydney, report:-- Wool selling operations on a large scale in the Sydney market for this…

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Bots in Sheep

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 7

The report, from our Orange correspondent that the bot fly is attacking sheep at Euchareena will awaken concern among flock owners. Sheep bots…

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Wool Sales

Western Champion · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 13

The New Zealand Loan and Agency Company wired us on Wednesday as follows:—Our wool sales yesterday found a very strong market ruling at…

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Substitute for Wool

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 6

HERR KULLER, a German, who has been searching in Uganda for a substitute for wool, has, so it is said, discovered a variety of caterpillar…

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Commercial News. Wool Sales

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 18

MESSRS. GOLDSEROUGH, MORT & Co. report:—For our first of the regular weekly Auctions, held on 2nd instant, we submitted a highly attractive…

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Strychnine or Salts. Death of a Farmer. an Open Verdict Recorded

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 9

AFTER two adjournments, the inquest on the body of Henry Albert Tilling, a farmer, who died at his residence, near Wellington, on the 13th…

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Model Farm Competition

Western Champion · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 13

In connection with the above competition, arranged by the 'Sydney Morning Herald,' the judge, Mr Cox, and an 'On the Land' representative…

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Farmers' Association

Western Champion · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 16

The usual monthly meeting of the Parkes branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held on Saturday afternoon, the President, Mr…

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